A look at the thoracic surgery workforce in Canada: How demographics and scope of practice may impact future workforce needs

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Grondin, Sean C ^a   Schieman, Colin ^b   Kelly, Elizabeth ^a   Darling, Gail ^c   Maziak, Donna ^d   Mackay, Moné Palacios ^a   Gelfand, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 84881420088     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.008412     Document Type: Article

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